‘Hanging beside the door is a painting of a wedding feast. The light is centred on the bride; the guests are banished to the shade. That is how it is when he looks at her: all others fade away.‘– Rembrandt’s Promise [ About Rembrandt’s Promise ] 1642. The Dutch Golden Age is underway,…
‘The world’s most beloved literary characters. The gilded opulence of the Roaring Twenties. A murder that scandalises high society. And a clever young woman of unusual persistence… Be ready to re-think the world of Gatsby.‘– The Gatsby Gambit [ About The Gatsby Gambit ] 1922: You are cordially invited to summer at the Gatsby Mansion in…
‘Schism and solitude, plague and politics…The life of St Cuthbert as witnessed by Holy Island’s lowliest scribe’– Let These Things Be Written Let These Things Be Written by Fiona Whyte published October 2024 with Eye Books and is described as a novel that ‘vividly conveys the hardships and compensations of monastic life in a brutal…
I am absolutely thrilled to be involved with the longlist celebrations for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, the world’s largest and most prestigious literary prize for young writers, with authors hailing from across the world including the UK, Palestine, India, the Netherlands, and Ireland. I am sharing my review today of one of the…
A gripping new World War 2 thriller from the bestselling authorA Death in Berlin [ About A Death in Berlin ] BERLIN. MAY 1940. AS HITLER PREPARES TO INVADE WESTERN EUROPE, THERE IS BLOODSHED CLOSER TO HOME CI Horst Schenke is an investigator with the Kripo unit. Powerless against the consequences of the war, he…
‘This was their land and no one could be trusted’– Of Land & Greed [ About Of Land & Greed ] As Ireland shifts from British rule to independence, the Crowley family experiences triumph and tragedy in their quest for power and legacy. Seán Óg Crowley, the first in his family to own the land…
‘A WWII story of love, redemption, and resistance.‘– The Bishop’s Villa [ About The Bishop’s Villa ] Tuscany, November 1943. The village of Le Case is miles from any big city and remains rooted in an earlier century. Seen from Le Case, even the war looks different—mostly a matter of waiting, praying, and mourning. As…
‘In the vein of Never Let Me Go and Killers of the Flower Moon, one of America’s greatest storytellers sheds light on an American tragedy: the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the ‘cultural genocide’ experienced by the Native American children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School . . .’– To Save The Man (Publisher Quote) My…
A daring young woman takes her brother’s place to risk her life in New York City. [ About Grace of the Empire State ] As the Great Depression bites, show dancer Grace’s Irish immigrant family can’t afford the rising rents, nor the medicine that her little sister urgently needs. When her twin brother is injured…
‘Full of heart, emotion and drama, it is the perfect uplifting story for fans of Kate Thompson and Natasha Lester.‘– A Girls’ Guide To Winning the War (Publisher Quote) [ About A Girls’ Guide To Winning the War ] Can two young women and one book change the course of war? Whip-smart librarian Peggy Sparks…